BACKGROUND
Several acute complications related to takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) have been documented recently. However, the incidence and clinical significance of acute thromboembolic events in TTC is not well established.
METHODS
A detailed investigation of the clinical characteristics and in-hospital complications of 114 consecutive patients diagnosed… (More)

AIMS
This study sought to characterize global and regional right ventricular (RV) myocardial function in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) using 2D strain imaging.
METHODS
We compared various parameters of RV and left ventricular (LV) systolic function between 2 groups of consecutive patients with TC at initial presentation and upon follow-up.… (More)